International tourism, receipts in Ghana
Ghana: International tourism, receipts was 0.9% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
International tourism, receipts in Ghana, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total exports.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, receipts in Ghana stood at 0.9%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 85.1% on the previous year and down 88.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in Ghana peaked at 22.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2020.
That places Ghana 168th out of 183 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
International tourism, receipts in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of total exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.9% | — |
| 1996 | 1.9% | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 2.1% | +14.1% |
| 1998 | 12.0% | +467.7% |
| 1999 | 13.1% | +9.4% |
| 2000 | 14.6% | +11.3% |
| 2001 | 15.6% | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 14.9% | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 13.8% | -7.3% |
| 2004 | 14.5% | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 22.2% | +52.7% |
| 2006 | 17.8% | -19.7% |
| 2007 | 16.5% | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 13.7% | -16.8% |
| 2009 | 11.2% | -18.7% |
| 2010 | 7.5% | -33.0% |
| 2011 | 5.5% | -27.0% |
| 2012 | 6.9% | +25.7% |
| 2013 | 6.2% | -9.2% |
| 2014 | 6.7% | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | -17.8% |
| 2016 | 5.4% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | -17.5% |
| 2018 | 4.4% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 5.8% | +31.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -85.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.2% | 1.9% | 13.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 15.5% | 11.2% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 4.4% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More private sector data for Ghana
- Merchandise trade 42.5% (2025)
- Food imports 13.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 51.5% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 17.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 18.1% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 6.0% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 31.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 887.14 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2724 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 62.31 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts in Ghana?
- International tourism, receipts in Ghana was 0.9% in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 22.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2020.
- How does Ghana rank for international tourism, receipts?
- Ghana ranks 168th out of 183 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, receipts (% of total exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Their share in exports is calculated as a ratio to exports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.